| Literary Terms | ||
| #1 | A passing reference to a well known story, such as The Three Little Pigs | Allusion/Allude |
| #2 | When something happens or is said which predicts something coming later in the story. | Foreshadowing |
| #3 | When a story or part of a story is told after it happens, such as when Annie Sullivan thinks back to her time in the Alms House. | Flashback |
| #4 | When an object has more meaning than the function of the object, like the key in The Miracle Worker | Symbolism |
| #5 | The type of irony when something happens that the characters don't expect, like in the end of Once Upon A Time | Situational Irony |
| More Literary Terms | ||
| #1 | 'I just LOVE it when I get an exam question I haven't studied for' is an example of | Verbal Irony |
| #2 | I have a dream that.....I have a dream.....is a an example of | repetition or parallelism |
| #3 | A Metaphor is | a comparison of two unalike things. |
| #4 | A Simile is | a comparison of two unalike things USING 'like' or 'as.' |
| #5 | In persuasive writing, an argument is | the use of facts and ideas to influence the reader's thinking |
| Stories | ||
| #1 | A writer's diction is her | word choice |
| #2 | Imagery is the use of words or phrases which | appeal to our senses |
| #3 | Subjectivity includes | the writer's opinion - NOT just facts |
| #4 | A biography is | the story of a person's life (like The Miracle Worker) |
| #5 | An autobiography is | the story of the writer's life. |
| Keeping it Simple | ||
| #1 | A 'complication' in literature is | the point in which the character makes her situation more difficult, even though she's attempting to solve the conflict. |
| #2 | Which one of these could be a synonym for 'very?' To, too or two | Too |
| #3 | Which one of these is possessive? Their, there, or They're | Their |
| #4 | When a character questions himself, which type of conflict is this? | Man verses Self |
| #5 | In the Gettysburg Address, a score is | 20 years |
| Politics | ||
| #1 | 'We cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow' is an example of | parallelism |
| #2 | Antithesis uses _____________to get a point across | contrast |
| #3 | A 'terrorist' is someone who | commits a violet act to make a political statement. |
| #4 | A Parapet, like the one in The Sniper, is | a small wall along the edge of a building. |
| #5 | When 'the lust of battle' died in The Sniper, what happened | He changed after killing the other sniper, he had remorse |
| Final Question | |
| The first trap set by Rainsford in The Most Dangerous Game is | The Malay Man-Catcher |